2nd May - Law News

Edition 4875: LawNewsIndex is a UK based daily legal news archive on Law, Lawyers, Law Firms, Justice, Jurisprudence, Legislation, Litigation, Legal Ethics & Human Rights since 2011.

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Today's Highlighted Video Story:  In a northern Senegal hospital, staff struggle to treat rising cases of malaria, hunger, and preventable disease. Aid cuts under Trump’s presidency slashed 83% of USAID programmes, crippling maternal and child health services. The UN warns of “pandemic-like effects” as vital medicine and vaccines run out across the region. Clinics are overwhelmed and understaffed, unable to prioritise patients as conditions worsen.

A selection of important developments in the world of law and justice (for a comprehensive look at the news and events, please visit @theLawMap Twitter/X feed):

Saturday Conversations on Law

• Family judge lambasts husband’s dishonesty over 'process of obfuscatory disclosure' | Law Gazette
• ICC declared war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu under pressure as #Israel's army reservists speak out against Gaza war and Israeli genocide in Palestine
• Surveyors issued expert witness warning over high-volume housing disrepair claims | Law Gazette
• Tesla has denied reports that it has contacted recruitment firms to launch a search for a replacement for Elon Musk as chief executive. The Wall Street Journal reported the electric car firm's board began looking for a successor to Musk last month
• Suspension for solicitor "who would not allow firm to be regulated" - Legal Futures
• Harvard reports find students face anti-Muslim and anti-Jewish bias. Harvard president says students report being pushed ‘to the periphery of campus life’ over their identities and beliefs
• Supreme Court delivers digital reform programme 'on time and within budget' | Law Gazette